The Borboleta Letters: My Butterfly Life

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โ€˜Borboletaโ€™ (Portuguese for butterfly), and a symbol of regeneration and of beauty emerging from decay - reflections by a British immigrant settling into life overseas in Northern Portugal.

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About Michelle Lester

Thought I was moving to Portugal to retire but life seems to have had other ideas!

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